Texas Tech Red Raiders football

 

 

Tue
05
Jul

Coach Hale dead at 74 in Spicewood auto accident

Article Image Alt Text

Courtesy of The University of Texas
Coach Clovis Hale has died at age 74.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

One of the greats in Texas coaching was killed Saturday, July 2, in a one-car accident on Texas 71 in Spicewood.

Clovis Hale, 74, who resided in Spicewood, was alone in his 2003 Tahoe left the unimproved shoulder of the road about 4:16 p.m. The report by Department of Public Safety Trooper Jose Colombo said the vehicle struck a power pole and continued through a fence into trees before his vehicle rolled one and a half times.

Subscribe to RSS - Texas Tech Red Raiders football